Process Operator

Polyplex USA•Decatur, AL

42d•Onsite

About The Position

The Process Operator position can be placed in our Film or offline coating areas. This role involves monitoring and evaluating process variables, analyzing problems, and ensuring timely corrective actions. The operator is responsible for producing film product according to the run plan, managing data entry and record keeping, feeding raw materials, preparing coating solutions, and handling waste. The position also includes executing filter changeovers, handling process failures, and performing minor machine adjustments and troubleshooting.

Requirements

Personal safety and clear understanding of safety processes and procedures.
Monitor and evaluate process variables, sample results and make changes and/ or corrections to maintain optimum control, efficiency and safety.
Analyze problems or deviations and insure timely corrective actions are taken.
Able to lift 50
Able to bend, twist sit, squat, kneel, crawl, push and pull
Able to reach in all directions
Able to walk and stand for extended periods of time to cover a 12 hour shift
Other physical requirements as needed for the job

Responsibilities

Follow safety procedures for machine and activities and perform safe operational activities in order to avoid safety incidents
Reading and following work instructions in work group area
Produce film product with assigned machine per the run plan
Data Entry/ Document control/ Record keeping - Ensuring the data entry for entire process like Raw mat, Down time, Jumbo, properties, slit roll, etc.
Monitoring of data entry during shift.
Data entry for all issued material from stores.
Ensuring all the logbooks, checklists and required formats being followed in the shift.
Monitoring of production plan in order to execute the activities for pending plans.
Feeding of raw material based on product recipe
Execute raw material handling, charging and monitoring consumption
Preparation of coating solutions as per run plan, monitor the consumption and coating quality along with updating the chemical inventory to Shift Supervisor
Draining and collection of chips in case of any emergency
End to end waste handling within the shift. Recyclable waste charging in cutting mills and irrecoverable waste disposal at designated place
Executing filter changeover process as per written procedure and allocated time period or as and when required
Handling the process failures like film break, blade break, and film removal from machine.
De-chocking of cutting mills and fluff piping.
Feeding the grinder and clearing cores
Report any machine problems and perform minor machine adjustments and troubleshooting
To relieve/ support fellow team members as needed
Completing and recording quality assurance and control checks
Housekeeping
Other duties as assigned